BEREA, OHIO --  The Baldwin Wallace University women's indoor track team placed second of five schools at the 2015 season-opening BW Mid-January Meet on the Harrison Dillard Track inside the Lou Higgins Center. This was the first of four home meets this winter.

The Yellow Jacket women scored 129.5 points to finish second. 

The BW women were led by junior Division III All-American pentathlete/ heptathlete Melanie Winters (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls) and junior All-Division III All-American thrower Kim Gallavan (Auburn Township/ Kenston).  Winters won three events as she placed first in the long jump with a Harrison Dillard Track record-tying leap of 18 feet and 11.25 inches, tied for first place in the high jump with a jump of 5'3.75" and placed first in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.52 seconds. Gallavan won both throwing events as she won the shot put with a Harrison Dillard Track record throw of 45'3" and she won the weight throw with a toss of 53'11.25".

In addition, junior All-OAC thrower Maggie Urban (Cleveland/ St. Joseph's Academy) finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 50'1.75", and freshman Madeline Ziccardi (Cuyahoga Falls) placed second in the shot put with a toss of 38'6.25".

In running events, senior Dusica Vasic (Broadview Heights / Brecksville-Broadview Heights) placed first in the 5000-meter run in a time of 20:30.48 and junior Ashley Wakut (Seven Hills/ Parma Normandy) placed second in the 200-meter dash in a time of 27.96 seconds.

The Yellow Jacket track and field teams are back in action on Friday, January 30 when they host the Ohio Athletic Conference North Split Squad Meet on the Harrison Dillard Track. Field events begin at 4 p.m.